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enNew Snail Record for North Campus and Los Angeles Countyhttp://www.nhm.org/nature/blog/new-snail-record-north-campus-and-los-angeles-county
<p>We&#39;ve discovered&nbsp;a snail never before found in L.A.!&nbsp;A few weeks ago, I was wandering through the North&nbsp;Campus and&nbsp;&nbsp;happened upon a tiny gastropod snailing along the Living Wall! Most&nbsp;snails don&#39;t catch my attention as they are usually of the common garden variety, aka Brown Garden snails, <em>Helix aspersa</em>.&nbsp;This particular specimen caught my eye, because unlike the Brown Garden snail, this snail was much smaller and flatter (the shell is only 6.9 mm wide).</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nhm.org/nature/blog/new-snail-record-north-campus-and-los-angeles-county" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.nhm.org/nature/blog/new-snail-record-north-campus-and-los-angeles-county#commentsBrown Garden snailgastropodsHelix aspersaLindsey Grovesliving wallMalacologymolluscsPolygrya cereolussnailsSouthern Flatcoil snailBlogSat, 24 Mar 2012 02:16:00 +0000Lila Higgins664 at http://www.nhm.org/nature